I love going to thrift stores. You never know what you might find. I’ve found lots or random Dansk, Heath, Krenit, many other vintage pieces, and a guitar amp. I’ve been able to sell and enjoy much of what I’ve purchased. But nothing that’s blown my mind.

And this is exactly what happened with teakpepper.com reader Kevin last week. He’s quite a thrifter, and came away with one of the rarest mills out there. It’s a clearly marked Dansk JHQ palisander rosewood mill with a silver band. I have two mills from this series, and there are perhaps 5 or 6 in total, each more rare than the next.

Enjoy the amazing photos his wife took, and picture yourself coming across this at Goodwill.

This is a pepper mill

5 Comments

On 04.15.13 Debra wrote these pithy words:

Hello, I have a couple of Dansk pepper mill questions. May I ? Thanks

On 07.09.13 vakvar wrote these pithy words:

hi! My hank teak peppermill (and salt shaker) has a cork on the bottom and is marked DANSK DESIGNS– is it an older version? I only see corkless Hanks!!

On 09.11.13 Cynthia wrote these pithy words:

I need to replace a couple of the teak pins on a vintage Dansk pepper grinder. Any ideas about where I could find some? Thanks

On 01.16.14 Debby Killion wrote these pithy words:

HI, I just found a Dansk #829 peppermill at a local thrift store. It has a Tre Spade grinder. Can you tell me if this is an original or a re-issue peppermill. Thank you, Debby

On 03.17.14 Brian wrote these pithy words:

Hello – I just came across the pepper mill/salt shaker combo shown on your website, http://www.danishpepper.com – it’s the one on the left with the large orb with the spire on top. I know it’s a fairly rare one… but here’s my question.

On the bottom it is stamped DANSK DESINGS LTD. DENMARK JHQ. Seriously… the N and G in DESIGNS are transposed. Does this help to date it? Perhaps it is an early prototype? Any information you can provide would be very helpful. Thanks!

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